Labeling machine



E. ERMOLD LABELING MACHINE Original Filed Jan. 1926 INVENTOR M ATTOR EYY and more particularly to, a mechanism-for- Patentedjoct, 9, 1928. V f

UNITED- rs ATE s;

PATENT "omca :EDWARD nMoLn; or new oan, N. Y.

LABELING: IMACHJINE.

orig-i m1 application fi-led January ;a1 no. 79,526; Divided and this.application-filed iui ao,

' 1926.561'in1 No. 125,349. f

This invention relates to labeling machines,

,dating labels to be automatically appliedto bottles orother containersasevidence'of the i I I equipped-with my improved date stamping.

. date. when saidlabel wasapplied to the bottle at the plant of themanufacturer of the prod'- uctvended therein; the, subject matter of thepresent application constituting a division 79,526, filed January 6,1926., v

It'is amoreparticular object ofmyinvention to provide a very simple,automatically actuated mechanism forflabeling machines of my pendinapplication for Patent No.

whereby the date is successively stamped upon 7 the .labels contained inthe magazine prior to their withdrawalj from said magazine by r thelabel picker'mech'a'nism.

.More particularly, I propose to provide such amechanism. for useinconjunction with machines which simultaneously apply labels to aplurality of bottles'or containers, the said mechanism in one embodimentthereof con: sisting essentially of a horizontally disposed barpivotally mounted in the'machine frame atv its opposite ends andcarrying a plurality of arms provided with the dating stampsandassociated with the respective magazines to-'.

' gether with an actuating means for oscillating said bar to move thedating stamps away from the magazines and out of lthe path ofa rIGQIPFOCflt-ll'lg label picker, and means forv piv'otallv moving the barinan opposite direc tion independently of said actuating means ,to cause,the forcible impact of the dating stamps upon the labels. I

It is alsoa fur herzgeneral objectof'my VQIItlOIi to provide a datestamping mecha nism for labeling machines whichis simple inconstruction, positive and reliable in its operation and may be readilyadapted to'various types .of labeling machines without greatlyincreasing the manufacturing cost thereof.

With'the aboye .and other "objects in view,

the invention consists in the improved date. Vstamping:mechanism, and inthe form, constructionand relative arrangementof its sev- 1 eral'parts.as will be hereinafter more fully' described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and subsequentlyincorporated in the sub oinedclaims.

In the drawing, wherein I have illustrated one simple and; practicalembodnnentof the invention and 1n -Wl110l1 slmilai' reference characters designate a rres'pondi-ng' parts throughout theseveral views,

'- Fig. 1 is a' fragmentary sectioi'ialview through" one end ofja bottlelabeling machine In. the accompanying drawings, I have il detailvertical sectional i lustr'atedonly so {much of the labeling ma-f chineasis essential; to alclear understanding or my present nnprovement-s,the said mation as that'disclosedin Patent No..1,308,280,

chine in general being ofthe' same construe issued tov me'on July 1,1919., For the purposes r of this explanation-I have herein shown oneTof the conveyer shafts 10 on which the sprockets'll for the conveyerchain's5are suitably.

l fixed. {Between these chains and suitably attached thereto. the bottlereceiving and-conis operatively mounted within "suitable frame structureindicated at 8. i I 7 From an inspectionof myissued patent, it

veying flights 7 are arranged. :This conveyer will-be observed that itis provided with ver-fj 'actuated'in the operation of the machine sothat at the proper time a single label isQwithdrawn-from the magazineand, then posiltioned in the ipatli of movementofa bottle.

tically movable label pickers automatically In the accompanvingdrawing,I'have shown one of these label'pickers at 36 and thelabel receivingmagazine at 37. Theup per end of the labelwpiclrer is provided with anangular bracket 38 upon which there is suitably mounted an, inkabsorbing roller 89 Y i 7 A bar llextends horizontally across the frontof themachine and is pivotallysupport-' ed ateach of its. ends as atflOuponthe ma-* chine frame 8. This bar carries a series of de-;

pending arms 42 corresponding in number with the, number of the labelmagazines 37 and in the lower end of each of saidiarms, one ormoredating stamps 45 are removably 1 mounted.; i 'i v Any convenientmeans may be provided for the operation of the dating stamps at the"nropertime, and for this purpose,I,i-I have herein disclosedjaniarm149-fixed to one. end of thebar4l and with which the upper} end of a rod 50is pivotally connected, said red at its lower end having a yoke 51straddling the shaft and provided with a roller 52 engaged by the cam 53fixed on said shaft. The

. vertically movable label picker 36 may be actuated by means similar tothat shown in my issued Patent. In the operation of the mechanism abovedescribed, it will be understoodfrom'reference to Fig. 8 that in thedownward movement of the label picker, the ink roller 39P'IQSSGSagElHISlJ the type faces ofthe dating stamp5 and coats the samewith inln The" dating stamp is moved to this position through the mediumof the cam 53 operating the rod against the action of a coil spring 55and after the label picker has passed bev of the path of movement of thelabel picker so the dated labels.

is moved away from themagazines, thus that the latter may move abovethedating stamps to a position for movement against Thereafter, the labelpicker withdrawing the dated labels and isthen lowered to position suchlabels, in the path of i movement of the bottles carried by the conveyer5. a s

In the manner above described, the stamps 4L5 apply to the gummedsurface of the outermost label in each magazineB'Z, the date upon whichthe bottles are labeled. Thus, this date cannot be changed after thelabel has been applied to the bottle and should any ques-' tionthereafter arise as to the age of the product contained in the bottlethe dateupon which the bottle was labeled and placed upon the market canbe iincontestably established by simply removing'the label and'notingthe date upon the gummed side thereof.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings,'it is believed that the construction, manner ofoperation and several advantages of 7 my present improvementswill beclearly and fully understood. Such an automatic dating mechanism asabove explained is a very Cl8S11-' able addition to machines forlabeling bottles or other containers, as many manufacturers desire toinform the public as to the date of bottling and labeling the product sothat the public may bethus assured as to the freshness thereof. As such,date is applied to the gummed side of the label, it cannot befraudulentlyaltered or changed by the retailer.

This dating mechanism is however, very simple in its construction,consisting of relative ly few parts which are positiveandreliable intheir operation and not liable to get out of order. Therefore, theaddition of this dating mechanismto labeling machines asnow in generaluse may be made at nominal cost.

Y While I have herein shown and described an example of my presentimprovements which I have found to be entirely's'atisfactoryinpractical'operation, it is nevertheless to be understoodthat theessential features thereof might be exemplified in numerous. other al- Iternative structures, and I therefore,'reserve the privilege ofmakingall suich legitimate changes therein as'may bexfairlyembodledwithin the spirit-andscope of the invention as claimed.

Iclarm:

H 1. In a, labeling. machine Ewin 'slabel magazine and a label pickeroperable to singly withdraw the labels from said magazine, an armpivot-ally supported at one of'its ends above the magazine, a datingstamp Carried by the other end of said arm 'and'movable therewith acrossthe path'ofmovement of the c,

label picker, means for positively fmoving said stamp carryingarm out ofthe'pathof I movement of the label piC-keras the latter'is moved toitslabel receiving position, and additional means-for moving saidarm in theop-v posite direction after thelabel picker is with;

drawn from label receiving position to'engage said dating stamp w th theoutermost label contained in the magazine.

.2. In a labeling machine having label,

magazine'and a labelpicker operable to singly withdraw the labels from.said magazine, an arm pivotally supported atone of lts ends above themagazine, a datlng stamplicarried I by the-other end ofsaid arm andmovable therewith across the path of movement of the label picker, meansfor positively moving said stamp carrying armout of the path of movementof the'label picker as' the latter is moved to its label receivingposition,fadditional meansv for moving said arm in the op positedirection afterthe label picker iswithdrawn from label receivingposition to engage saiddating stamp with the outermost label containedin the magazine, and means carricd by said label picker to ink the typefaces of the dating stamp in the movementof'the label picker to itslabel receiving position.

i 3. In alabeling machine 'havingailabel magazine and a movablealabelpiclrer'to singly withdraw the labels from said magazine, a rock shaft,a dating stamp carried {by said ,rock shaft formovement towards and fromthe label magazine, cam operatedmeans for actuating said rock shaft tomove thejvdating stamp when the label picker is withdrawn from its labelreceivmg posltion'and imprmt the date upon the outermostlabel'c'ontained in the magazine, and an inking roller carried bysaidlabelpickercontacting with the type faces of the dating stamp in themovement 4. In a labeling machine haying a label magazine and a labelpicker operable to singly.

Withdraw the labels from said magazine, label dating mechanism includinga dating stamp movable towards and from the label magazine, means forposltlvely actuating said stamp to move the same away from the magazineand permit the label picker to moveinto, opposed relation thereto, meansoperable dur V ing such movement of the label picker tojinli the typefaces of thedating stamp, andmeans for moving said dating stamp in theoppositedirection independently of said actuating means after the labelpicker has been Withdrawn to cause the forcible impact of the datingstamp against the outermost label ofthe magazme. v

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my invention, have signed myname hereto.

EDWARD ERMOLD.

